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The Lawnmower: an autonomous, protein-based artificial molecular motor
arXiv:2109.10293 [physics.bio-ph], 2021 Inspired by biology, great progress has been made in creating artificial molecular motors. However, the dream of harnessing proteins - the building blocks selected by Nature - to design autonomous motors has so far remained elusive. Here we report the synthesis and characterization of the Lawnmower, an autonomous, protein-based artificial molecular ...
Korosec, Chapin S. +8 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
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Scientific ReportsCleft palate (CP) is a congenital condition characterized by a complex etiology and limited diagnostic and therapeutic options. In this study, we delved into the molecular mechanisms associated with retinoic acid (RA)-induced CP in Kun Ming mice ...
Zijian Huang +10 more
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Bcl2-A1 interacts with pro-caspase-3: Implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neurobiology of Disease, 2011 Expression of mutant SOD1 typical of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) induces the expression of Bcl2-A1, a member of the Bcl2 family of proteins, specifically in motor neurons of transgenic mice.In this work, we have used immortalized motor ...
Ciro Iaccarino +7 more
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Properties of tug-of-war model for cargo transport by molecular motors
, 2009 Molecular motors are essential components for the biophysical functions of the cell. Our current quantitative understanding of how multiple motors move along a single track is not complete; even though models and theories for single motor chemomechanics ...
J. Howard +2 more
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Coupling of Two Motor Proteins: a New Motor Can Move Faster [PDF]
, 2005 We study the effect of a coupling between two motor domains in highly-processive motor protein complexes. A simple stochastic discrete model, in which the two parts of the protein molecule interact through some energy potential, is presented.
Anatoly B. Kolomeisky +8 more
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe +3 more
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Hsp70 at the membrane: driving protein translocation
BMC Biology, 2018 Efficient movement of proteins across membranes is required for cell health. The translocation process is particularly challenging when the channel in the membrane through which proteins must pass is narrow—such as those in the membranes of the ...
Elizabeth A. Craig
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An archaellum filament composed of two alternating subunits
Nature Communications, 2022 The archaellum is a molecular machine used by archaea to swim, consisting of an intracellular motor that drives the rotation of an extracellular filament composed of multiple copies of proteins named archaellins.
Lavinia Gambelli +7 more
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, 2018 The C. elegans tubulin family is composed of nine α-, six β-, and one γ-tubulin. Tubulins are highly conserved, functioning as α-β heterodimers that assemble into microtubules.
Hurd, Daryl D.
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